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circlet
CIDE DICTIONARY
circlet, n.
- A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a bracelet, or a headband. [1913 Webster]"Her fair locks in circlet be enrolled." [1913 Webster]
- A round body; an orb. Pope. [1913 Webster]"Fairest of stars . . . that crown'st the smiling morn
With thy bright circlet." [1913 Webster] - A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
circlet, n.
1 a small circle.
2 a circular band, esp. of gold or jewelled etc., as an ornament.
1 a small circle.
2 a circular band, esp. of gold or jewelled etc., as an ornament.
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circlet
Outline
N outline, circumference, perimeter, periphery, ambit, circuit, lines tournure, contour, profile, silhouette, bounds, coast line, zone, belt, girth, band, baldric, zodiac, girdle, tyre, cingle, clasp, girt, cordon, circlet.Circularity
N circularity, roundness, rotundity, circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet, ringlet, eye, loop, wheel, cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band, contrate wheel, crown wheel, hub, nave, sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland, crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar, noose, lasso, lassoo, ellipse, oval, ovule, ellipsoid, cycloid, epicycloid, epicycle, semicircle, quadrant, sextant, sector, sphere, round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular, oval, ovate, elliptic, elliptical, egg-shaped, pear-shaped, cycloidal, spherical, I watched the little circles die.For further exploring for "circlet" in Webster Dictionary Online
